Common wild elder / Gewone wildevlier
Nuxia congesta
Common Wild Elder (e), Gewone Wildevlier (a), umKhobeza (z,x), isiPhofane (z), mohatantswe (Tsw), Muteteneka (v)
S.A. No. 633
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Type |
Size
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Characteristics |
Flowers |
Position |
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Tree |
3 – 8 m |
Hardy, evergreen. |
White |
Sun to shade |
Hardy, small, evergreen tree or shrub that has attractive, bright green, leathery leaves with wavy margins. The leaves on this very variable tree sometimes have a whitish bloom. Dense heads of small white flowers that are tinged with mauve and have a lovely scent are borne from May to Aug. It attracts bees and insects to the garden. It grows in sun or shade - stays shrubby in the sun and can grow into quite a big tree when grown in shade. The wood is used for fencing.
Size 3 to 8m
